Stupid Work Annoyances

Lydia Love · Post by **Lydia Love** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 8:23 am

what did you do to the baby, Lydia??

I pet her fuzzy little head and tell her she's pretty and clever and wonderful.

Rian Jackson · Post by **Rian Jackson** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 8:29 am

Lydia Love wrote:
what did you do to the baby, Lydia??
I pet her fuzzy little head and tell her she's pretty and clever and wonderful.

don't you mean fuzzy widdle head?

how can you tell whether or not she's clever yet?

does baby even have a name? i've never heard one. ever.

Lydia Love · Post by **Lydia Love** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 8:41 am

Her name is Charlotte but she thinks her name is Monkey cause that's what we call her most of the time.

Oh yeah, clever for sure. She's a month or so ahead on the developmental curve on lots of stuff and you can see it in her eyes.

stuart · Post by **stuart** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 11:54 am

hey, I aint tryin to keep anyone from bithcing. Please feel free. All I am saying is we all have our quirks, our likes and dislikes and realms of understanding. One persons refusal to abide by bullshit procedure is another persons annoyance at some fucktard who can't do things the right way.

now, IT support at IT companies is always gonna be shitty. Think about it, if you were any good you would not be in support you would be doing the actual work. And, as someone who used to do IT support I could tell you hundreds of stories about asshat users. Many of whom I am sure thought I was an asshat because I could not get simple concepts through their thick skulls. I lasted less than 2 months in that pit of despair.

Rob the Wop · Post by **Rob the Wop** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 12:22 pm

stuart wrote:now, IT support at IT companies is always gonna be shitty. Think about it, if you were any good you would not be in support you would be doing the actual work.

Amen brother.

samtzu · Post by **samtzu** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 12:30 pm

Rob the Wop wrote:
stuart wrote:now, IT support at IT companies is always gonna be shitty. Think about it, if you were any good you would not be in support you would be doing the actual work.
Amen brother.

My favorite IT support story: The security system was locked up, giving us an "Error 407" (or something) message. Called tech support, a gentleman with a heavy Indian accent took a few minutes, then intoned, very carefully, "Reach down to the power socket. Grasp the plug firmly. Pull the plug from the wall" (Pause, then me) "You want me to unplug it?" (Pause, then him) "Reach down to the power socket. Grasp the plug firmly. Pull the plug from the wall".

It worked. High Tech, eh?

tisha2 · Post by **tisha2** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 12:33 pm

i find the title of this thread to be redundant.

Sandwichman · Post by **Sandwichman** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 12:36 pm

samtzu wrote:
Rob the Wop wrote:
stuart wrote:now, IT support at IT companies is always gonna be shitty. Think about it, if you were any good you would not be in support you would be doing the actual work.
Amen brother.
My favorite IT support story: The security system was locked up, giving us an "Error 407" (or something) message. Called tech support, a gentleman with a heavy Indian accent took a few minutes, then intoned, very carefully, "Reach down to the power socket. Grasp the plug firmly. Pull the plug from the wall" (Pause, then me) "You want me to unplug it?" (Pause, then him) "Reach down to the power socket. Grasp the plug firmly. Pull the plug from the wall".

It worked. High Tech, eh?

When I-Mac's first came out there was actually a page in the manual that explained with a certain problem to take the palm of your hand and gently hit the top center of the monitor.

I am not sure of the specifics but I thought it funny as hell.

Jason

Rian Jackson · Post by **Rian Jackson** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 1:19 pm

tisha2 wrote:i find the title of this thread to be redundant.

that's already been said.

*smirk*

now who's redundant??

tisha2 · Post by **tisha2** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 1:43 pm

Rob the Wop wrote:
stuart wrote:so, I was thinking, in a pissy sort of way...

y'all have different jobs, many of them involve providing a service of one kind or another for others, as does mine. Now, imagine we are all miraculously intertwined in one office with one product/service and combine all the bitches, moans and what not into a pot. Doesn't seem like much could get done and that's without considering our time spent here during work hours. Somehow shit happens anyway.

all I'm saying is that the stupid shit I don't want to deal with because it seems functionally retarded to me ends up being anothers annoyance because some fuck is not doing things the way they feel they are supposed to be done.

people not saying hi and thanks totally sucks though
Depends. I work in a group that designs networking silicon. Used to work in a group that designed networking infrastructure equipment. Previous to that, a group that designed network management software. Our network uses the adapters designed by us, we gave them the switches that they use in the closet, and they use plug-ins to network management systems that we designed. All of these groups are on the same floor and interact. We have teams of people verifying that the equipment passes Microsoft, Linux, etc. certifications by experts in the field.

My frustrations lie in the fact that a 5 minute fix to any problem I've ever had dealt with 45 minutes on hold, 15 minutes explaining that the 'moron support' approaches won't fix the issue, another 20 minutes explaining what the issue is, another 30 minutes ramping up said idiot to the level where they understand what I just explained, and then 1-2 days before someone shows up at the correct point- where I repeat the process minus the 45 minute hold time.

The crowning point of this operation was 5 years ago when a server was sending a broadcast storm across the lab network. Establishing a router and some access rules eliminated the problem on our local segment, but we still needed to connect to a server across the lab.

I literally spent 2 fucking days explaining the differences between a router, hub, and switch; drawing a diagram of the current 'flat' network design that I devised was in place, training the guy on a network sniffer, explaining what all the traffic was, and who was talking to who, and has him change some settings on a Novell server and introduce some seperate routing domains and access rules. The equipment could already do this, it just wasn't set up correctly- so the broadcast storm fucked the entire lab.

Needless to say, this wasn't my fucking job. And if they would have just gave me the damn passwords and closet access- it would have been fixed in 20 minutes.

But I do feel sorry for the guys. While they might be 'network gods' to the downstairs admin group- they are 'annoying obstacles' to the network R&D folks.

i'm sorry, did you say something...? i was looking at your tits. wanna fuck?

tisha2 · Post by **tisha2** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 1:45 pm

theCryptofishist wrote:Title of this thread--doubly redundant?

ah.

right.

*ahem*

heehee...

Rian Jackson · Post by **Rian Jackson** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 1:46 pm

tisha2 wrote: i'm sorry, did you say something...? i was looking at your tits. wanna fuck?

i'm sorry, did you say something? i was staring at your tits. wanna fuck?

bullD · Post by **bullD** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 1:49 pm

Must change title of this thread to "Bored at work"

Oh, I have no tits, you sure thats what your staring at? And jeewiz, shouldn't we at least meet before fucking?

tisha2 · Post by **tisha2** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 1:51 pm

rian...wouldn't that be incest, sister dear??

bullD... one of those is you in that avatar pic, right. that's almost like meeting. wanna fuck?

who's bored at work...??? who, me?! ME??!!

Rian Jackson · Post by **Rian Jackson** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 1:54 pm

maybe if we both fuck BullD...

gigglesnort · Post by **gigglesnort** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 1:57 pm

woo hoo! what's going on in here??? This looks better than work! I think I've been in the wrong place (silly me, what was I htinking leaving the eplaya?)

bullD · Post by **bullD** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 1:58 pm

eh, I'm a virgin so I'm gonna need a little instruction...

tisha2 · Post by **tisha2** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 2:00 pm

bullD wrote:eh, I'm a virgin so I'm gonna need a little instruction...

bwahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rian Jackson · Post by **Rian Jackson** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 2:02 pm

bullD wrote:eh, I'm a virgin so I'm gonna need a little instruction...

oh REALLY.

bullD · Post by **bullD** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 2:04 pm

must resist the temptations of evil, must resist the temptations of evil, must resist the temptations of evil, must resist the temptations of evil, must resist the temptations of evil,,,

GuinivereElise · Post by **GuinivereElise** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 2:04 pm

Oh, Im sorry. we're you all talking? I was staring at my tits.

wanna fuck?

Rian Jackson · Post by **Rian Jackson** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 2:06 pm

bullD wrote:must NOT resist the temptations of evil, must NOT resist the temptations of evil, must NOT resist the temptations of evil, must NOT resist the temptations of evil, must NOT resist the temptations of evil,,,

bullD · Post by **bullD** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 2:09 pm

Rian Jackson wrote:
bullD wrote:must NOT resist the temptations of evil, must NOT resist the temptations of evil, must NOT resist the temptations of evil, must NOT resist the temptations of evil, must NOT resist the temptations of evil,,,

I've been saved, ohhh lorrrdy, I've been saved...

So, my place around nine pm, ladies?

tisha2 · Post by **tisha2** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 2:09 pm

evil...?? what evil ??? * innocently batting eyelashes *

guin - s'okay, wasn't important. they are nice! why, yes!

Rian Jackson · Post by **Rian Jackson** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 2:10 pm

depends. where the FUCK is san anselmo?

Sandwichman · Post by **Sandwichman** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 2:11 pm

GuinivereElise wrote:Oh, Im sorry. we're you all talking? I was staring at my tits.

wanna fuck?

Sorry I was staring at your tits and now I am fucked.

Jason

bullD · Post by **bullD** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 2:13 pm

Rian Jackson wrote:depends. where the FUCK is san anselmo?

Just north of San Francisco, where life on earth originated,,, so I'm told.

Rian Jackson · Post by **Rian Jackson** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 2:15 pm

you're too far. maybe no fucking for you.

unless it was a mind fuck you wanted? i have a spare one of those...

tisha2 · Post by **tisha2** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 2:18 pm

bullD wrote:
Rian Jackson wrote:depends. where the FUCK is san anselmo?
Just north of San Francisco, where life on earth originated,,, so I'm told.

hmmm....that's about 3 hours from here... here being, by the way, where life originated...

oooh! take one of Rian's mind-fucks!! they're the best!

bullD · Post by **bullD** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 2:20 pm

can I have a rain check on that mind fuck?